The state chronicle., 1887-12-15

HavS' Best Present
Mann X Co Patents.
\ NHact.-SaW Mills,
James +. Tyler-Jeweieri
NNautea-A Man of Capital.
i Pur~ell & Co-Racket Store,
John l. Christmas Carol
Norris < Carttr-ChriStmas Greeting,
RALEIGH AND WAKE NEWS.
The famous SongstresS. Patti Rosa. is ex-
aeered to pass through North Carolina
This winter. The CHRONICLE hopes she
vill visit Raleigh.
Christmas things are running riot at
laws Lovely, exquisite gifts at half
price, and free ticket for splendid mu-
~i. Ton besides.
Ioge Harris has returned from Wash
ia1ton city where he has been spending
sevetal days trying 70 get the United
States in better running order.
Mr.. Jno Y McRae's advertisement in
thI, weeks CHRONICLE reads like Il Fairy
Tale and his store filed with holiday
presents looks like Fairy Land
You can get more presents for the least
money at the ..Raleigh Racket than at any
other place See what their advertise
meut says in another column.
Ed Moss, a young white man, and Will
lis Hinton, colOred, We're drowned at
NJlburnie, six miles from Raleigh, last
sunday evening 1t happened by the
ap~etuns of a ferry boat.
Make Home Nothing adds
80 much TO the pleasures of a home as
music Buy a good Piano or Organ Of J.
L. Stone, Raleigh, n. G., and you will
never regret 1t.
Revs J. I. Gibbs, L. L. Nash and f.
Pope, the new Methodist pastors for Raj
ei1a, occupied their pulpits last sunday.
Large crowds heard their first sermons,
and the only expression We have heard is
oae ri pleasure.
ON last Sunday the following numbers
5oiuel the several churches: First Pres
byteriau ), First Baptist IS, Baptist Tab
eruaele /. Edenton St Methodist 20, Fay
atteville ST. Methodist ). Total i9,
TIE matrimonial market seems to be on
4 solid boom. 1t IS always the correct
-atag 10 make he bride and groom a nice
present The advertisement Of James t.
Fvier in this issue tells about some nice
and suitable presents.
Three white boys, all under II years of
a.a broke INTO the candy store-room of
" c. * A B. Str0uach last sunday af-
5ernoon aud helped themselves to its con
tents Al three We're arrested. tried before
the Mayof and bound over to court. This
IS a wretcheI beginning for boys so young
What about saw mills. Well, it will
H. he,
not fully know what lie is about. But if
II. ,v!ii use the circular saw mill. made at
J y Nauce's Iron Works, Salem. :. g.
he viii have something that will help hiui
to get rich. See advertisement III day 5
4HRONICLE.
Rev Wm. Clark, the new rector of the
church Of the Good Shepherd, preached his
first sermon here Sunday night 1t made
good impression. on Tuesday night, at
the residence Of JOS B. Bachelor, Esq,
Il reception was rendered Rev. Mr.. Clark
and his wife. Many were present and the
occasion was a pleasant one.
AT 10 o'clock Friday night the body of
Mr. John l. Herndon was found in Little
River township, IS miles from Raleigh.
He left home 10 60 hunting. When found
the body was lying face downwards with
q 3
mouth. 1t is thought that he committed
suicide, but no reason can be assigned
why he should do this.
We regret to note that Mr.. A. NJ
Adams. Chairman of the Board OF County
Commissioners, has rendered his reslgna-
ton as Chairman of the Board Mr..
Adams has served the county with fidelity
and efficiency and retires with the thanks
E,,, Of
Winborne was elected to succeed h IA.
He will make worthy successor.
The two Republican committees met III
Raleigh yesterday and it appears that their
differences We're amicably adjusted, at
least they called State Convention to
meet in Raleigh, Wednesday, May 23rd,
1883. for the purpose of electing four
tIternates to the National convention.
dominating their Governor, State otiic-
ers, etc.
Christmas is nearly here. Now is the
time to select presents for your friends
When you bestOw present, let 1t be use
full as well as ornamental The display
windows of Norris & Carter, gives an ln-
ght to what they have in the way of
holiday goods Their store is a maze of
beauty. Pretty and useful things are on
every side land in the middle. Go now
tnd see for yourself. Their new adver-
tisement in another column tells of some
1hlugs they have.
There IS no doubt about it. Good things
and good business grow in favor. Merit
aud advantages will tell. Julius Lewis 81
TO- have sold the "All Cook Stove for
elghteen years and it has always given
satisfaction. They have, for the same
length of time. sold other hardware spe-
olalties. Whatever this thoroughly reli-
able firm has sold, it has guaranteed, and
whatever it has guaranteed, has come up
fully to the warranty. Read their adver-
tsement in to-day's CHRONICLE
The following are the newly elected
officers of the Raleigh Tobacco Board OF
Trade: President, W. G. Stronach, Vice
President, W G. Reed; Secretary, II. II.
Roberts; Treasurer, T. B. Moseley. Exec
utive Committee to be appointed. Arbl-
tration Committee, Messrs. }. +. Pogue
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